1983 International Open

November 2019 1983 Jameson International Open 1983 10 1 1983 10 9 y Eldon Square Recreation Centre Newcastle-upon-Tyne England WPBSA Ranking event £85,000 £24,000 Steve Davis ENG (120) Steve Davis ENG Cliff Thorburn CAN 9–4 1982 1984 The 1983 International Open (officially the 1983 Jameson International Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1 and 9 October 1983 at the Eldon Square Recreation Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/int.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155037/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/int.html dead 16 February 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 30 January 2018International http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=23 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071630/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=23 dead 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 30 January 2018 Steve Davis won the tournament, beating Cliff Thorburn 9–4 in the final. Television coverage was on ITV. Summary The defending champion Tony Knowles was defeated by John Spencer in the last 16 round.Hayton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 149 Cliff Thorburn beat Terry Griffiths 9–8 in the first semi-final after winning the last four frames. At one stage Griffiths had led 5–1.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t_U9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6146%2C1696550 Snooker The Glasgow Herald 17 8 October 1983 Steve Davis beat Eddie Charlton 9–2 in the second semi-final. Steve Davis met Cliff Thorburn in the final. Davis led 6–2 after the afternoon session and eventually won 9–4. He took the first prize of £24,000 for his win and another £1,500 for the high break prize, for a break of 120 against Mike Watterson at the last-16 stage.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uPU9AAAAIBAJ&pg=4910%2C1906204 Davis storms to victory The Glasgow Herald 15 10 October 1983 Main draw 1983 International Open Results Grid http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=504 Snooker Database 30 January 2018 30 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204303/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=504 dead 200 Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 17 frames 1 Tony Knowles ENG 4 16 John Spencer ENG 5 George Scott ENG 0 9 Terry Griffiths WAL 5 Dave Martin ENG 0 12 Doug Mountjoy WAL 5 4 Cliff Thorburn CAN 5 13 Dennis Taylor NIR 3 3 Ray Reardon WAL 0 Willie Thorne ENG 5 6 Eddie Charlton AUS 5 Mario Morra CAN 3   Silvino Francisco RSA 1982 5 Jim Donnelly SCO 1 2 Steve Davis ENG 5 Mike Watterson ENG 0 16 ENG John Spencer 4 9 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 12 WAL Doug Mountjoy 2 4 CAN Cliff Thorburn 5 ENG Willie Thorne 0 6 AUS Eddie Charlton 5 RSA 1982 Silvino Francisco 1 2 ENG Steve Davis 5 9 WAL Terry Griffiths 8 4 CAN Cliff Thorburn 9 AUS Eddie Charlton 2 2 ENG Steve Davis 9 4 CAN Cliff Thorburn 4 2 ENG Steve Davis 9 Qualifying The final qualifying round was played at the Romiley Forum in Stockport in September.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89909243/the-guardian/ Qualifier Martin puts Higgins out Clive Everton The Guardian 16 September 1983 20 Newspapers.com Final qualifying round Tony Knowles ENG 5–1 Ray Edmonds ENGJohn Spencer ENG 5–1 Paddy Morgan AUSBill Werbeniuk CAN 3–5 George Scott ENGTerry Griffiths WAL 5–2 Graham Miles ENGAlex Higgins NIR 2–5 Dave Martin ENGDoug Mountjoy WAL 5–4 Mark Wildman ENGCliff Thorburn CAN 5–0 Eddie Sinclair SCODennis Taylor NIR 5–3 Dean Reynolds ENG Ray Reardon WAL 5–2 Murdo MacLeod SCOJohn Virgo ENG 2–5 Willie Thorne ENGEddie Charlton AUS 5–2 Joe Johnson ENGJimmy White ENG 5–3 Mario Morra CANKirk Stevens CAN w/d–w/o Silvino Francisco RSA 1982David Taylor ENG 3–5 Jim Donnelly SCOSteve Davis ENG 5–1 Eugene Hughes IRLTony Meo ENG 3–5 Mike Watterson ENG References Category:Scottish Open (snooker) Category:Sports competitions in Newcastle upon Tyne International Open International Open International Open International Open Category:20th century in Newcastle upon Tyne